This is an UrbanToronto industry update sharing information and status updates from around the industry as a means to keep our readers in the loop. We are covering updates related to rules, regulations, and changes that are being made as a result of the pandemic that impact the real estate and building industries in Toronto.
In today's report: Winners announced for the 2021 Markham Urban Design Excellence Awards; City of Toronto advances the new Inclusionary Zoning policy to facilitate the creation of affordable housing; ArtworxTO Hub opens at Union Station with the exhibition “I am land”; and more news:
Government notices and announcements:
Ontario Helping More People with Developmental Disabilities Access Housing
Ontario Building New and Improved Long-Term Care in the Ottawa area
Request for Proposals Issued for South Niagara Hospital Project
Ontario Enshrining the Right to Wear Poppies in the Workplace
Winners announced for the 2021 Markham Urban Design Excellence Awards
ArtworxTO Hub opens at Union Station with the exhibition “I am land”
Reminder: vaccine requirements for Vaughan community centres
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Love Waterfront Parks? Help the City Design the New Lakeview Village Waterfront Parkland
New public art pilot projects coming to Downtown Brampton
Private sector/other notices and announcements:
TTC: Upcoming TTC Subway Closures
Metrolinx: Important upgrades happening at more than 25 GO stations across the region
Metrolinx: See Crosstown LRT video of Eglinton Station tracks going in and caissons being taken out
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